The Boulders Inn property on Lake Waramaug has been sold for $4 million, the highest sale in Warren this year and the second highest on Lake Waramaug.

This sale represents the sixth highest sale ever on Lake Waramaug.

The Boulders Inn, on East Shore Road (Route 45) along the Warren/Washington border, is an original design by iconic architect Ehrick Rossiter.

The stone and shingle main house, built circa 1895 for the Mead family, is perched stately in a park-like setting, with significant water frontage and 25.8 acres abutting Steep Rock Land Preserve.

"The property is an architectural masterpiece, and we were delighted to again represent both the buyer and the seller in another big, important Litchfield County transaction," said Peter Klemm, of Klemm Real Estate, the broker for the sale. The buyer reportedly will use the property as a private residence.

The new owner, Lake Waramaug LLC, is a limited liability company established by Brody Wilkinson PC, an upscale law firm in Fairfield.

The Boulders had closed as an inn in January 2012 and went on the market in spring 2012.

At that time, the general manager, Greer Bernstein, posted a "Goodbye for now..." message on the inn's website. Bernstein cited the recession prompting declining reservations.

The subsequent listing included the main inn, four duplex guest houses, the carriage house, garage and boathouse. The main inn sits on the 25.8-acre property with 500 feet direct Lake Waramaug frontage.

The inn was purchased in 1988 by Kees and Ulla Adema, who remodeled it and added four guest houses with fireplaces and lakeview private decks, and the carriage house with three individual rooms.

In February 2002, the Ademas sold The Boulders to Steve Goldstone, former CEO of RJR Nabisco. The inn was restored in 2003.